Genome-wide meta-analysis of myopia and hyperopia provides evidence for replication of 11 loci.

Genome-wide meta-analysis of myopia and hyperopia provides evidence for replication of 11 loci.

Refractive error (RE) is a complex, multifactorial disorder characterized by a mismatch between the optical power of the eye and its axial length that causes object images to be focused off the retina. The two major subtypes of RE are myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness), which re...

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Main Authors: Claire L Simpson, Robert Wojciechowski, Konrad Oexle, Federico Murgia, Laura Portas, Xiaohui Li, Virginie J M Verhoeven, Veronique Vitart, Maria Schache, S Mohsen Hosseini, Pirro G Hysi, Leslie J Raffel, Mary Frances Cotch, Emily Chew, Barbara E K Klein, Ronald Klein, Tien Yin Wong, Cornelia M van Duijn, Paul Mitchell, Seang Mei Saw, Maurizio Fossarello, Jie Jin Wang, DCCT/EDIC Research Group, Ozren Polašek, Harry Campbell, Igor Rudan, Ben A Oostra, André G Uitterlinden, Albert Hofman, Fernando Rivadeneira, Najaf Amin, Lennart C Karssen, Johannes R Vingerling, Angela Döring, Thomas Bettecken, Goran Bencic, Christian Gieger, H-Erich Wichmann, James F Wilson, Cristina Venturini, Brian Fleck, Phillippa M Cumberland, Jugnoo S Rahi, Chris J Hammond, Caroline Hayward, Alan F Wright, Andrew D Paterson, Paul N Baird, Caroline C W Klaver, Jerome I Rotter, Mario Pirastu, Thomas Meitinger, Joan E Bailey-Wilson, Dwight Stambolian
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2203e6a3cdb8432caf8445d80c0c2ecc
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